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Shear Genius

You guys remember Shear Genius winner Brig Van Osten, right? Today I watched one of her hairstyling videos on how to deal with your bangs as they grow out. I'm in the process of growing my bangs out and as I'm sure many of you know, it's a sloooow and annoying process! I really like Brig's first two tips in this video, but I don't know about the braided bangs thing. Anyway, if any of you are also growing out your bangs, check this out!

Hair inspiration can be found in random places. Sometimes I'll see a shop girl or some random woman on the street and so want to ask her for a picture so I can post it on Hair On The Brain! But, eh, I really don't really want to be that person. But I love it when the hair inspiration comes from a model on a web--no creepy stalker feelings. ;)
I am in love with this girl's hair from the Danish brand DAY Birger et Mikkelsen. In.Love. The bumpy curly waves.... Swoon. It reminds of of a hair style Janine Jarman ...

Are you guys watching Oxygen's Hair Battle Spectacular? I wasn't sure about this show, but I caught this first episode and it was pretty great. There were drinks being poured into giant updos...
Soccer balls nestled inside mounds of blonde extensions... And, of course, the usual Oxygen brand of dramarama. Brig from last seasons Shear Genius would have been perfect on this show. She was so miscast! One of the most hilarious parts is that all the contestants have vh1 style dating show nicknames, like Boss, Cajmonet (hee!) Fingaz, J-Ro, Malibu, Minista, Roo, Sexi Lexi, Tsunami, and Valley Girl.
My early fav, ...

I have been curious what Shear Genius winner aw, runner up (still. boo.) Hairroin Salon owner, Janine Jarman has been up to, and today I got an update! Janine was creating rocker hair on models this week in New York at Hollywood’s Paramount Studios to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Sebastian Professional’s Shaper hairspray collection. The blow-out event toasted this milestone and celebrated the launch of its limited-edition Shaper can design with a hair show that boasted over 30 models with shape-defying ‘dos crafted by Sebastian stylists, like Janine!
Sebastian Shaper’s ad campaign star Pamela Love, a Brooklyn jewelry designer, strutted ...

Hair On The Brain: Congratulations on making it to the top three!
Matthew: Thank you.
HOTB: What were you thinking when you were standing in front of the judges with Brig and Janine. Did you have a sense of what was coming next?
Matthew: No, not really because you never really know what they’re going to like until they say it. They have pretty good poker faces.
HOTB: Were you surprised with the outcome?
Matthew: No. I mean, it makes perfect sense for television.
After the break, Matthew dishes on which judge had a man crush on him and what he really think of Brig's win. ...

Crazy like a fox, Shear Genius Season Three winner Brig Van Osten out played the rest of the contestants. Check out what she had to say for herself in our interview!
Hair on the Brain: Congratulations on winning Shear Genius. Were you expecting the win or were you shocked?
Brig: I was completely shocked. I thought there was no way the judges were going to appreciate [the runway hair]. I knew Jonathan wouldn’t. But I looked at it and I loved it, because I had never seen anything like it before. I pulled something out that wasn’t inspired by someone else’s hair. ...

Hair On The Brain: Congrats on making it to the top two! I was sad when you didn’t win. I’m sure you’re getting a lot of that today.
Janine Jarman: (Laughs) Yeah, I’m okay with it though. I’m just getting started.
HOTB: When you were standing in front of the judges with Brig, what were you thinking?
Janine: It was really kinda Twilight Zone-y. Because I had it all pictured in my mind that it would come down to me and Matthew and may the better person win. And I was like, huh, ok. I didn’t picture this! You just never know. I ...

Guess who won Shear Genius. No, not Janine. No, not Matthew. That's right. BRIG WON.
Even though Janine and Matthew won practically every single competition during the entire show. Brig won the $100K after "styling" hair for Henry Duarte's fashion show. I use the term styling loosely because all Brig really did was slick the hair back into buns (or, rather, Faatemah did) and make hats out of vinyl laminate dyed hair extensions. It was arts + crafts, it wasn't hair styling.
I like Brig's creativity. She's a tryer and she's good at being on a reality show. But I thought the ...